Guest Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) This week I have finished Tuck (Stephen Lawhead) and The Doctor's Lady (Jody Hedlund). I am currently reading Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis. This is the one about the young gal who moved to Uganda right out of high school and has adopted 13 girls over there. (Her blog is HERE.) Loving it so far... Edited October 14, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Continuing my spooky/creepy reading theme for this month, I've started Judgment of Tears: Anno Dracula 1959. This is actually the 3rd book of a series; my library doesn't have the first two books, so I'm trying this one. If I enjoy it, I may try to track down copies of the first two. I just read the part where I got introduced to a James Bond-ish vampire. :lol: From Publishers Weekly: "Newman's latest monster mash is the third in a series of fiendishly clever novels (after Anno Dracula and The Bloody Red Baron) set in a world where Dracula lives and the glitterati of history, fiction and film are all his vampire progeny. It's 1959, and the jet set in Rome is aflutter over the impending nuptials of the aging Count, who hopes to consolidate his crumbling kingdom through marriage to the Moldavian princess Asa Vajda. Vampire journalist (and series heroine) Kate Reed is on the scene when a serial killer, the Crimson Executioner, commits the first in a string of brutal vampire slayings that will lead inevitably to Dracula himself. Kate's relentless pursuit of the mysterious murderer acquaints her with Mater Lachrymarum, the city's legendary "Mother of Tears," and a social register of mortal and vampire celebrities, any one of whom could be the assassin. Newman's tale of the decline of the vampire empire exudes the party's-over feel of the Italian postwar cinema to which it repeatedly refers, and Kate's sentimental reunion with characters from the previous novels offers ground for many moving reflections on the vampire/human condition. But as in the earlier novels, the most entertaining moments are those improbable get-togethers that vampire immortality makes possible between real and imaginary personalities, including Orson Welles, Edgar Allan Poe, Elisabeth Bathory, Count Cagliostro and characters who looks suspiciously like James Bond and Marcello Mastroianni. Like the blood gelatto lapped by the undead demimonde, this novel is a rich and fulfilling confection." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I started with The Girl Who Chased the Moon because of the beautiful cover but Garden Spells might be the first one. They are not sequential, at least those two are not, so it doesn't matter. Pick one and prepare not to want to put it down ;) Thanks, I've put Garden Spells on hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I really liked that book. Tina Fey just makes me snicker. Goblet of Fire was my favorite in the whole series (Order of the Phoenix was a close second). And now for the big news---- I finally finished A Tale of Two Cities!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :party: I know. I know. Y'all thought it would never happen, but it DID! Even though I barely made it through the first four chapters and struggled for the next 300 pages, the last 50 or so pages made it all worthwhile. What an ending! Now after that heavy meal, I'm quickly devouring Leap of Faith by Jordan's Queen Noor. It's been a very interesting read so far, mostly because I was a child and teenager during most of the events described in the book. Her take on the Israel/Palestine conflict in the book is very eye opening as well. :party: Isn't Dickens wonderful? CONGRATULATIONS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Now after that heavy meal, I'm quickly devouring Leap of Faith by Jordan's Queen Noor. It's been a very interesting read so far, mostly because I was a child and teenager during most of the events described in the book. Her take on the Israel/Palestine conflict in the book is very eye opening as well. That book is on my "To Read" list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I finished How to Live: Or the Life of Montaigne by Sarah Blakewell. It's a biography of sorts of Renaissance era writer/philosopher Michel de Montaigne. Written in an interesting question and answer format, it focuses on excerpts from Montaigne's famous Essays. I found it interesting and will probably pick up Montaigne's Essays, which I have not read. Not sure what I'll start now. I did pick up The Rule of Four from the thrift store the other day, so I might give that a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I finished Fellowship of the Ring, which I didn't have time to read this week. :tongue_smilie: It was so much better than I remembered it! Now to see how Two Towers goes ... My 2011 Reviews: 1. Her Daughter's Dream - Francine Rivers 2. Island of the World - Michael O'Brien (AMAZING!) 3. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress - Rhoda Janzen 4. Cinderella Ate My Daughter - Peggy Orenstein 5. Devil's Cub - Georgette Heyer 6. Keeping a Nature Journal - Clare Walker Leslie and Charles E Roth. 7. Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization (Audio Book) - Anthony Esolen 8. Excellent Women - Barbara Pym 9. The Abyssinian - Jean-Christophe Rufin 10. In the Company of Others - Jan Karon 11. One Thousand Gifts - Ann Voskamp 12. Regency Buck - Georgette Heyer 13. Bath Tangle - Georgette Heyer 14. The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer 15. The Organized Heart - Staci Eastin 16. Your Home: A Place of Grace - Susan Hunt 17. Christian Encounters: Jane Austen - Peter Leithart 18. Bambi: A Life in the Woods - Victor Salten 19. Aunt Jane's Hero - Elizabeth Prentiss 20. The Magician's Nephew (Audio Book) - C.S. Lewis 21. The Horse and His Boy (Audio Book) - C.S. Lewis 22. Beauty for Truth's Sake - Stratford Caldecott 23. A Mother's Rule of Life - Holly Pierlot 24. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 25. Persuasion - Jane Austen 26. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen 27. Real Love for Real Life - Andi Ashworth 28. Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies - Marilyn Chandler McEntyre 29. The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction - Alan Jacobs 30. The Help - Kathryn Stockett 31. The Waiting Sands - Susan Howatch 32. Prince Caspian (Audio Book) - C.S. Lewis 33. Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien (review forthcoming) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hmmm ... I didn't know that ... do tell :bigear: RE: The TWTM unofficial reading list...it's very unofficial. For instance, earlier this year, The Help made the rounds, right now Allen is hot. Just seems like a book will be recommended and then it's getting lots of discussion time on the boards and lots of folks will get to reading it. Rosie's the one who first used this terminology (to my knowledge). And fwiw I find some of my best reads from this thread! We've been devouring the Wrinkle in Time books this week- we're on our 3rd read-aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 RE: The TWTM unofficial reading list...it's very unofficial. For instance, earlier this year, The Help made the rounds, right now Allen is hot. Just seems like a book will be recommended and then it's getting lots of discussion time on the boards and lots of folks will get to reading it. Rosie's the one who first used this terminology (to my knowledge). And fwiw I find some of my best reads from this thread! We've been devouring the Wrinkle in Time books this week- we're on our 3rd read-aloud. Ah, OK. That I see ... I read The Help late, then. And I put an Allen book on hold at the library ;) There were certainly a couple I read this year because of this thread! I love Madeleine L'Engle ... I'm enjoying following your adventures through your blog. I read Summer of the Great Grandmother when I was in High School, it's probably time to re-read. I read many in the Austin family (is that Chronos or Kairos? I always get them backwards) last year and almost picked up A Severed Wasp to read a couple of weeks ago. I may have to look in the Non-Fiction section next, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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